By Birth or Consent
Children, Law, and the Anglo-American Revolution in Authority
Seiten
2007
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New edition
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-5832-5 (ISBN)
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-5832-5 (ISBN)
In mid-17-century England, people were born into authority based on their social status. By the late 18th century, however, English and American law began to emphasize contractual relations based on informed consent. This work explores how the changing legal status of children illuminates the debates over consent and status in England and America.
In mid-sixteenth-century England, people were born into authority and responsibility based on their social status. By the late eighteenth century, however, English and American law began to emphasize contractual relations based on informed consent rather than on birth status. Holly Brewer explores how the changing legal status of children illuminates the debates over consent and status in England and America. The struggle over meaningful consent affected the whole order of society. As it emerged through religious, political, and legal debates, the concept of meaningful consent challenged the older order of birthright and became central to the development of democratic political theory.
In mid-sixteenth-century England, people were born into authority and responsibility based on their social status. By the late eighteenth century, however, English and American law began to emphasize contractual relations based on informed consent rather than on birth status. Holly Brewer explores how the changing legal status of children illuminates the debates over consent and status in England and America. The struggle over meaningful consent affected the whole order of society. As it emerged through religious, political, and legal debates, the concept of meaningful consent challenged the older order of birthright and became central to the development of democratic political theory.
Holly Brewer is associate professor of history at North Carolina State University.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2007 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press |
| Verlagsort | Chapel Hill |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 233 mm |
| Gewicht | 580 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8078-5832-3 / 0807858323 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8078-5832-5 / 9780807858325 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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